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Lesson 18
Definitions
i.
accord
uh KORD
agreement, state of harmony
Synonyms
Antonym » disharmony; disagreement
We are in accord concerning the method of handling this problem.
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2. annulment
Synonyms »
accordable, accorder, accordance, accordant
uh NUL munt
a voiding, invalidation
abrogation, invalidation, negation, nullification, extirpation
Antonym »
consummation
The two parties sought an annulmentto the contract that bound them together.
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3. arduous
Synonyms »
annul, annulled, annulling, annul able
very difficult to accomplish or to achieve, very demanding (task)
AR jew us
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Antonym » easy; not difficult
Training to be a gymnast is an arduous activity.
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4. astute
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arduousl y , arduousness
uh STOOT
sagacious
shrewd, perspicacious, perceptive
Antonym » undiscerning
One must be astute to do a geometry proof.
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5. carping
Synonyms»
astutely, astuteness
K AR ping
finding fault
captious, censorious, critical
Antonym » praising
My mother is always carping at me.
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carp, carper, carpingly, carped
covert
KUV ml, KO vurt
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clandestine, furtive, stealthy, surreptitious, underhanded
secret, concealed
Antonym » open, conspicuous
Fhe spy was engaged in many covert activities; it was his job to keep them secret.
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covertly, covertness
desecrate
DIES uh krate
to violate the sanctity of something, to profane, to adulterate
Synonyms »
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Intii to praise
Antonym
The hoodlums desecrated the cemetery by painting on the tombstones.
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Derivatives »
desecrater, desecration
dilatory
DLL uh tor ee
delaying, slow
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Antonym » proceeding
The Senator is employing the filibuster as a dilatory tactic.
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dilatonness, dilatorily
estimate of value; approval and respect often blended with fondness
9. esteem
eh STEEM
Synonyms »
regard, valuation, reputation
Antonym »
The people held their leader in the highest esteem.
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10. expatriate
Synonyms »
esteemed, esteeming, esteems, esteemable
eks PAY tree ate
an exile
Antonym » citizen
1 am now living in the United States, but I am an expatriate of Russia.
11. fortuitous
lore TOO eh tus
something that happens by accident or chance (usually good)
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Being picked first in the lottery is a fortuitous experience.
Derivatives »
fo rtu i tons ly , fortuitousness. fortuity
Anton ym » predetermined
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12, guileless
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without deceit
GILE les
Synonyms »
An tony in » deceitful
The voting public looks for a leader who is guileless; they want one who is full of integrity.
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13. hackneyed
Synonyms »
guileful, guilef illness, guileness, guilelessly, guilelessness, guilery
HAK need
trite, banal, lacking freshness
threadbare
Antonym » inventive; fresh
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The teacher instructed her students to avoid hackneyed phrases and instead to use something Iresh and new.
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14.
illustrious
Synonyms
notably outstanding, famous
eh LUS treee us
iistinguished, eminent, noted, renowned
Antonym » infamous
1 was impressed by the illustrious personage at the ball.
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15.
i I ins t r i o u s 1 y, ill us t ri o u s n e s s
insatiable
incapable of being satisfied
h bui
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Antonym »
capable of being satisfied
She became quite fat because of her insatiable desire for chocolate.
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16. loquacious
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insatiability, insatiableness, insatiably, insatiate, insatiated, insatiately, insatiateness, insatiety
:.WAY shus
very talkative
;>us, voluble
Antonym » taciturn
The twins are quite different: one is taciturn and the other is loquacious.
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17. neurotic
loquaciousness, loquaciously, loquacity
an emotionally unstable person; emotionally unstable
noo ROT ik
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Antonym » mentally healthy; sound mind
my moiner is so neurotic mat sne is aimcuit to oe arouna.
Derivatives »
neurotically, neurotic ism, neurotigenic
18, parch
PARCH
to become dry from heat, to shrivel from heat
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Antonym » to refresh
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The fruit was parched from staying in the sun so long.
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19. porous
Synonyms »
parched, parchedly, parchedness, parches, parching
something that permits the passage of substances through pores
PORE us
Antonym » impermeable
The porous material did not keep the rain off of us.
Derivatives
20. runeid
Synonyms »
porosity, porose, porosis, porotic
sid
having a foul or offensive smell or taste
usty, malodorous, musty, noisome, putrid, rank
Antonym »
pleasant
A rancid odor came from the garbage pail.
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21. reconcile
rancidly, rancidness, rancidification, rancidify, rancidity
REK un sile
to reestablish friendship, to resolve a dispute
Synonyms
Antonym » to alienate
The family will never be the same until Mom and Grandma reconcile their differences.
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22. saccharine
Synonyms»
re£ondlability, reconcilable, reconcilableness, reconcilably, reconcileness, reconcilement, reconciliatc
SAK. uh rin
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overlv sweet attitude
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Antonym » vitriolic
Her saccharine attitude disgusted me, but it seemed to win her many friends.
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23. sonorous
uirinity
sub NOR us, SAN uh
resonant, producing a full and rich sound
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Antonvm »
Orson Wells was known for his sonorous voice.
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24. tentative
Synonyms »
sonorant, sonoriferoiis sonoriferously, sonority, sonorization, sonorously, sonorousness
TEN tub tiv
not fully worked out, provisional, uncertain
Antonym » permanent
We have a tentative arms-control agreement, but we hope to have a signed agreement by the end of the year.
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25. utilitv
tentatively, tentativeness
voo TIL eh tee
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Antonym » uselessness
A hammer has much utility to a carpenter.
Derivatives
usefulness
utilize, utilizer, utilization
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